Yard was eerily quiet today as 1 million (give or take) Golden-crowned Sparrows migrated this morning.

*Thought* Rufous had moved on too...they...have not 😂

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HUGE apologies for my camera's refusal to focus...but

#Hummerpalooza2026 Round II is ON

At *least* 5 more males and ??? females showed up today.

This is two out of 5 feeders 👀

I'm sure they're headed your way soon @jhmsparky.bsky.social

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photo of male black-chinned hummingbird on the red plastic flower of a hummingbird feeder. he is in profile facing left.

Went out as soon as it was light enough for pics to see if Anna'sXBlack-Chinned hybrid still around (he...was not)

THOUGHT I had him...then...nope! Straight up Black-chinned male 😂 fueling up to keep migrating (also rare in my area, 2nd in 5 years).

1/2

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Close up photo of a male rufous hummingbird on a horizontal fig branch. he is facing the camera looking slightly up and a bit to the right. He is missing a few refractive feathers from his gorget from fights with other males.

Now that we're a few days into #Hummerpalooza2026 and there are at least 4 male Rufous - those picture perfect gorgets are starting to show the effects of battle.

Incredibly tough wee birds!

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Anna's Hummingbird showing us who's boss!

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photo of a female rufous hummingbird on a very small, dried blackberry vine. she is in profile facing right.

Much trickier to spot the female Rufous Hummingbirds at 7:15 pm! Many of them like to hide in the blackberry while the males are perched in the open being territorial!

Worth looking for them!

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photo of a male rufous hummingbird on a horizontal fig branch. there is a spring green leaf bud on the end of the branch - left side of photo. Rufous is facing the camera looking slightly up and to the left. His gorget is refracting vibrant red and orange.

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BIG anger, little feets!

Male Rufous Hummingbird #birds #becurious 🪶

#SendSugar!! 👀

Apparently EVERYONE showed up today. There were 4 Rufous when I left to go into town today.🤣

Bear in mind, you can only see 2 out of 5 feeders 😂

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